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due to vs due for

The phrases 'due to' and 'due for' have different meanings and are not interchangeable. 'Due to' is used to indicate the cause or reason for something, while 'due for' is used to suggest that something is expected or scheduled to happen.

Last updated: March 27, 2024 • 969 views

due to

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

'Due to' is used to indicate the cause or reason for something.

Examples:

The flight was delayed due to bad weather.
The event was canceled due to unforeseen circumstances.
She missed the meeting due to a family emergency.

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Losses may occur during the distillation processes due to evaporation.
Non-eligible as CET1 due to reversible situations
Cannot be completed due to connection error.
Corrupted music files due to system failure.
Kepivance should not be administered subcutaneously due to poor local tolerability.
Many workers are unemployed due to liberalisation and globalisation.
Fractured cone due to out-of-round or over-sized shaft.
Faster recovery due to enhanced blood flow and oxygenation.
Files deleted due to human error.
Good for investment! Price negotiable due to emergency.
SOCKSv5 authentication failed due to wrong username or password.
Most likely the burning failed due to low-quality media.
Spreading of transgenetic hybrid plants due to selective advantages.
Sometime PPT corruption occurs due to the recovery software.
Sometimes volumes in Macintosh become inaccessible due to various reasons.
She is concerned due to the shared living arrangements.
Roads can be closed due to flooding.
Most often due to incorrect password.
Losing data due to corruption can be disastrous.
Lost digital images due to formatting of removable media drives.

Alternatives:

because of
owing to
on account of

due for

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

'Due for' is used to suggest that something is expected or scheduled to happen.

Examples:

I am due for a promotion at work.
The car is due for an oil change.
The package is due for delivery tomorrow.

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Madam President, thanks are indeed due for the great job that has been done.
Import duties are due for the highest weight = 7692,3 kg import goods.
These appropriations may also cover interest due for late payment.
Maltese elections are due for next year.
I'm-I'm not due for two weeks.
- They're not due for a while.
I've got a short story due for my creative writing class tomorrow.
I have this paper due for Mr. Beattie...
We're due for a little cut-and-dry.
Because I'm due for my two weeks vacation.
Frank, he was due for a break.
Everybody is due for a break.
According to the personnel files, seven were due for retirement anyway.
Miss Crangle is due for release in a fortnight.
I'm due for a sabbatical anyway.
The baby's not due for 5 months.
Recess is due for military law.
It's not due for a week.
They're due for some sensitivity training.
You and me are due for a talk.

Alternatives:

scheduled for
expecting
awaiting

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